At The Jefferson School we are reimagining education — one engaged, motivated child at a time.

CURIOSITY     CREATIVITY     COMMUNITY

MISSION

The Jefferson School inspires a love for learning through an innovative academic environment focused on exploration, discovery and active participation for students in preschool through grade 8.

VISION

The vision of The Jefferson School is to develop influential life-long learners by promoting independent thinking, collaboration and creative problem solving with a respect for people and our environment.

  • Click on the Inside Scoop (above) to see the most recent edition of our school magazine.

  • October 10 - School Pictures
    October 20 - Octoberfest (adults only)
    October 29 - Professional Development Day - No school for students
    November 12 - Veterans' Day (observed) -School Closed
    November 13 - Conferences (No school for students)
    November 13-20 - Scholastic Book Fair
    November 21-23 - Thanksgiving Break-School Closed
    December 21- January 6 - Winter Break-School Closed
    NO aftercare on December 20th

byMary Ryerse

While everything about a learning environment may provide formative feedback to students, not everything qualifies as formative assessment. Here is what we do know about what formative assessment is and how it works.

The post Better Formative Feedback: Work Worth Doing in a Place Worth Being appeared first on Getting Smart.

bySteve Wyborney

Using simple images, the Splat! lessons teach a range of math concepts at different levels of difficulty. Download free 50 lessons.

byErik Day

So you’ve decided that you want to plan a pilot for a new EdTech tool. Where to start? There are a number of factors that affect the outcome a pilot, from the technical down to the cultural. In this podcast, we take a detailed look at those factors.

The post Getting Smart Podcast | The Details Behind Pilot Design appeared first on Getting Smart.